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1. engine won't start. 2. All you get is a click when you turn the key. (make sure that you have a good battery) 3. You hear a whirring sound but the engine does not crank. (the starter motor turns but the bendix does not engauge. 4. You hear this gosh awful screaming sound. (the starter spins but does not engauge the flywheel completely.) Probably a lot more but these have happened to me over the years. You can take the starter off (if you are mechanically inclined) and some auto parts stores will test them for you. Auto Zone does where I live.

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before you change your starter there are 2 wires on it the battery cable thick one and a plug in wire 70% of the time this connection is bad because the starter is in the the front exposed to rain water unplug it spray with electrical contact cleaner and clean blade connector on starter. be sure to pull negative battery off so you dont short anything g

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I just had my battery changed and since I had it changed, I have had slight problems with my van starting, I went out and tried starting it and I got a clicking sound, does this mean the battery I received was a faulty one, or icould it be the starter, it did start with a good jump.

If it started with a jump start then the starter would seem to be ok. Check the condition of the battery and alternator. Test them with a digital DC volt meter engine not running. A fully charged battery will read 12.6 volts. It will read 12.4 volts when it is only 75% charged. It will read 12.2 volts at 50% charge and 12.0 volts a 25% charge. If the battery is not fully charge then suspect the alternator is the problem. Start the engine and check the voltage at the battery posts. A good alternator will put out 13.5 to 15.5 volts with the engine running at idle. If you find the alternator seems to be good, then drive to wherever you bought this battery and have them check your charging system and the battery. Or if you do not own a digital volt meter then just driver there and let them check it out. Most will do it for free.

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clicking.(click. click. click.) not a continuous click, one click for every turn of the key. If it continue to click rapidly on one turn of the key it's your battery. T.S

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The starter will not rotate the flywheel, grinding sound when starter engages, slow revolution of starter motor. Loud humming from starter motor.

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